International Aluminium-Pressure Die Casting Competition 2010
The Association of the Aluminium Recycling Industry (VAR) and the Organisation of European Aluminium Refiners and Remelters (OEA) are holding a competition for aluminium pressure die casting together. They will be supported by the Verband Deutscher Druckgießereien (Association of German Pressure Die Casting Works) and the Expert Committee for Pressure Die Casting of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießerei-Industrie (BDG) (Association of German Foundryman). This competition wants to show the high quality of aluminium pressure die casting to the public.
A qualified panel of Judges from research and practice will review the entries and make their awards. The main criteria for judging the entries are casting quality and the suitability of the construction for pressure die casting. In addition, the entry must show the use of this casting influences the application of recycled aluminium. The winners will receive the jury’s decision in writing. The Judges decision will be final.
The three winning entries selected by the judges will be awarded certificates. Other commendable castings can get a special honourable mention. The awards show for the best will take place on the occasion of the EUROGUSS Exhibition to be held from 19 – 21 January 2010 in Nuremberg.
Announcement and entry form (PDF)
The results of former competitions can be seen here.
10th OEA International Aluminium Recycling Congress –
Positive Impacts for the Recycling of Aluminium
The impact of new powertrain technologies in the automobile on the demand of aluminium casting alloys and the aggravation of the general conditions for the European aluminium recycling industry in the international competition were the main topics of the 10th International Aluminium Recycling Congress on 2 and 3 March 2009 in Berlin. Numerous delegates from 19 countries discussed with high quality experts of industry, trade, associations and the European Parliament and took the opportunity to exchange views on the possibilities to cope with the global economic crisis, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
The plans of the EU commission to include the secondary smelters into the emission trade as of the year 2013, were regarded as a major threat of aluminium recycling in the European Union.
The international character of aluminium recycling was emphasised by presentations on the current status of aluminium recycling in Russia, China and India. Presentations on melting techniques, a new technology to recover aluminium metal from aluminium alloys, the recycling of aluminium from aircrafts, an aluminium recycling project by Jaguar, the raw material potential on packaging and the concerns about attempts to define the sustainability of aluminium by the recycled metal content, showed the high significance and the variety of aluminium recycling in Europe and the world.
The documentation of the congress is now available and can be ordered from the OEA as CD-ROM.
